Although no one stopped us while we were walking on the street, no shops came to serve us either. My sister and I just strolled around without buying anything.

No matter what I wanted to buy for her, Sister Wang always stopped me, so I didn't insist. Although I could afford it, the things here were really expensive.

"Are you hungry? Let's find a restaurant and have a meal. Even if we don't buy anything, we can at least try the food here. That way, the trip won't be a waste."

Sister Wang glanced at the time and realized it was indeed lunchtime, so she didn't stop us. We went into the restaurant that looked the best.

This time, a waiter did come out to greet the guests.

"Welcome to Shangshanxuan, gentlemen. Do we have a reservation?"

"No, I just came over for lunch. Anything you're good at is fine."

I'm not ignorant; I know that really good chefs prepare a lot of ingredients in advance. So for people like us who just show up, we should just order something they're good at. Don't order anything random; if they can't bring it out, it'll look like we're ruining the event.

The waiter, realizing we'd encountered a foodie with no dietary restrictions, happily ushered us in and instructed the kitchen to prepare the food. Wang Jie and I waited in the private room for the dishes to be served. Actually, Wang Jie was quite composed; she wasn't exactly uncultured, but she was used to being frugal and didn't like wasting food.

While she was waiting, she started preparing some small things, all of which were pre-meal etiquette I had learned when I attended the apprenticeship banquet in Beijing last time. I hadn't remembered them, but Sister Wang had, and she had even seriously sought out someone to learn them for a while. Seeing a tea set next to her, she went over and brewed a pot for me.

However, the various procedures were quite complicated. Even after the waiter had served the first dish, Sister Wang still hadn't finished. But when the waiter saw Sister Wang's method of brewing tea, he was taken aback and carefully examined her before leaving.

I looked at the strange waiter, wondering if there was some special method to Sister Wang's tea-making. I didn't pay attention and just watched as the waiter brought out the first dish, a simple stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat. But his knife skills were superb; every piece of meat and bamboo shoot was perfectly matched. Moreover, the bamboo shoots were definitely of good quality, and the meat was from a high-level demon beast. The whole dish was brought in with a fluorescent glow. I saw that Sister Wang was still busy, so I didn't disturb her and just waited patiently for her to finish.

The second dish was served at this time. It was steamed meat, a simple dish, but the ingredients were amazing. They were all meat from demon beasts at least at the third level of strength. It seems that this place is very good at cooking demon beasts. If we eat well this time, we will come here to cook any high-level demon beast meat we get in the future.

Lost in thought, I watched as Sister Wang finished preparing the tea. I took a sip and found it quite delicious. The tea and water were both excellent, but Sister Wang's skillful blending made it even better.

"Sister Wang, you have this skill too! Next time I'll prepare some good tea and water at home and wait for a master chef to come so you can show off your skills."

Sister Wang just smiled and didn't say anything. She would be happy to help if she could.

At this moment, the remaining two dishes arrived together, along with the manager of Shangshanfang, a very imposing old man who had more presence than many heads of small families I had ever met. He bowed as soon as he entered, and although he seemed quite nice, the words he spoke were not so pleasant to hear.